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Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org We know that in life for every action there is a reaction. We see that clearly today in the gospel. They tell Jesus that Simon’s mother-in-law is sick (action), Jesus immediately heals her (reaction). The fever left her Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Jesus tells his disciples to come away and rest for awhile. At my age that sounds really good. In fact every day I try to take a short nap to refresh myself. On Cursillo I take a nap Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today, Luke 9:23-26, Jesus tells his followers that if they want to follow him, they must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow him. To deny ourselves doesn’t mean just giving Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Today Jesus tells his disciples to travel light. Life is too short to be weighed down with excess baggage. The reason for traveling light is not because these things are evil. I’m not supposed to travel Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Why was it that those close to Jesus, at least in the beginning of his ministry, had difficulty with him? Could it be they knew him as he was growing up and led a normal childhood Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Simeon was a devote Jew who loved God and ardently awaited the Messiah. He studied the Scriptures and prayed constantly in the Temple to see the fulfillment of God’s promise. He was a man who yearned to Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today, Mark 5:1-20, Jesus encounters a possessed man full of a legion of evil spirits. The man was so wild that he could not be restrained even by chains. He runs up to Jesus Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org Psalm 95 tells us: “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.“   There is really two things to reflect upon here. First is hearing his voice. I believe God speaks to us often. The Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In Mark’s gospel today the apostles are in a boat with Jesus. He is asleep and a violent storm comes up and they fear their boat is going to sink. They cry out, “Teacher we are Read more…

Orange County Cursillo | communications@occursillo.org | occursillo.org In our Gospel today, Mark 4:26-34, Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a mustard seed. His followers were hoping for something much bigger. They wanted a savior that would come in and free them of the Read more…